The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26
GENERAL NEWS.

SlOUD1.
VERY warm.
LIGHT rains.
BUSINESS very good.
YESTERDAY was packet day.
THE Cumberland river is rising rap.
idly at Nashville.
THREE boats are announced to leave
here this evening.
THE river at st. Louis rose foot
and inch yeste-dly.
The f. w. Cole left for Arkansas
river with fair trip.
ARKANSAS river rose foot 0 inc es
yesterday at Little Rock.
THE Buckeye Ststs is to leave CT
cinuau today for this port.
TIE J0hn Gilmore is due fro II New
Orleans on her way to Cairo.
The Jay Gould, with bargeF, is over.
due on her way TO New Orleans.
THE renns ssse river ia on boom.
1t rose 6 feet 8 inch,s yesterday at Chatta-
nooga.
DURING the "a hours ending at morn
yesterday the river here remained sta
tionary.
HE rivers remain froz N at Daven-
port, Dubuque, La Crosse, Leavenworth,
Omaha and 81. Paul.
The old chimneys on the Will s.
Hays are being tahen down and will be re-
paced by new ones.
THR Rene Macready went to st
Francis river vest rday evening, In place of
the Gayoso, and she had u pretty fair trip.
The City of Cairo left Vicksbnrg
yesterday for this port and will be here Fra
Say. She will return 10 Vicksburg Saturday
evening.
THR Das1lo was preparing to leave
last night for Cincinnati VI tn 1000 bales Of
cotton, SO bales OF rags and 200 tons of ra l.
roat iron.
SWIRL men are at work on the
Chesapeake and the repairs to that st.amer
will be completed in timo 70 allow her to
leave tomorrow evening for Tipt0nville,
THE X ,te Adams will arrive tonight
and is the regular mail packet leaving tomor-
row evening for Arkansas City and all way
handbags. Capt. Mark Cheek commando.
GE). CLINT IN, formerly mate OF the
James Lee, arrived yesterday evening from
Cincinnati, and at onco took charge Of tho
lower deck Of the Arkansas river ste mor Il.
W. Cole.
THE Ohio river rose 8 feet 2 inches
yesterday at Pittsburg and is rising at quite
rapid rate below there. The heavy rains
have swelle, all tho side streams, and this
insures us a big river soon.
THE Jam l. e, Capt Tom ClaQgett,
is the regular packet leaving this evening
for Helena, FIiars Point and all way and
bend landings. Metsrs. WIN. Ashford, VIM.
Qlarles and John Rhodes are her clerks.
THE repairs to thu boilers OF the tug
W. A. Williams are about completed. and
she will be ready for business in a few days.
Engineer William Conner has thorough y
overhauled the machinery and now has II In
good shape.
THE Coahoma, Capt. Henry Cooper,
is announced TO leave here at o. clock this
evening Tor Gold Dust, Osceola, Ashport M d
all way points on tho upper coast. Messrs.
VIM. Smither, Sid " heoler aud Charley
Leftwich are her clerks.
Mr.. LEA CRANE, the we'll known
clerk, who has coma South on nearly every
new steamer that has been built by the
of the office of the new steamer Teche, whic
passed to New Orleans yesterday.
THE Charles P. Chon'eau left at 2
o'clock for New Orleans with $500 sasks OF
oil cake and 100 tons OF misoollaneou US
freight. She added largo lot Of grain ai
West Memphis. Az Helena she will SO,
about 1907 bales Of cotton and 300 tons Of oil
| case.
THE Paris q. B-nwn left Helena yes
terday afternoon and should be In port this
morning. She Ia on her way from New Or
| leans to Cincinnati and has good trip. Mr..
| j. b. Rogers, her agent here, has about 81
tons Of railroad iron and tome cotton on
gagged for her,
The ONO, G ,pt. Nj. NJ. Deem, is ex.
peoted to arrive here ThuTsday evening, and
Cincinnati. This will place her close on the
| De.oto, and IL tho latter steamer does moi
hump herself, the ohio will go under the
string first at Cincinnati.
The Chickasaw, Cap. Ell Postal, ar.
rived yesterday from White river with 46;
bales of cotton and some, few packasol Of
| suHd les. che put of IL bales OF cotton N
lie ena and reshipped 81 bales at Terrene fol
New Orleans. She leaves again this evening
| for all wsy points on White river. Me srs
Charles Postal and John Childress are heI
clerks.
The new steamer Blanks Cnrnwall,
built at Jeffers onville by the Towards,
passed to New Orleans La ght viii liSh
trip of freight. che put of about 10 tons o.
sun1riss The COrnNell Is commanded By
Capt. j. r. Bro daway and was built ior the
Mississippi and Ouachita River Transports
ton Co. pany. She will ply from New Or
leans in the gu chita river and Bayou Bar
thOlomew. Pink Varb!e, j.. a son OF th'
we'll known Falls pilot, Is chief clerk Of ih'
| new boat.
The new eternwheel steamer Teche
built at Jeffersonvlle by the Towards, TO
the New 0rleaps and Bayou Teche Packe
Company, passed to New Orleans yesterday
wit a fne trip Of FREIGHT the principal item
OF her cargo be ing 70 0 sacks Of corn, which
she added in NJ drid bend. Two hundred
tons Of the freight on board were taken OF
at Cairo, and IL is nearly all for Bay OF
Sara, which will be the new boats fret land
ing place. The only business TRANSACTED
here by the Teche was to take on 2 lot Of Goa
owner Of the boat, ibin command. Ia AnsweI
to "a question, he said that eVerythinI
about the boat was new except himself, anC
he was very old. NEVERTHELESS, Capt. Bel
is steamboatman and one Of the best on tn
Southern waters. The new boat will run IL